Comparison

Proclaim Remote vs Sermon.ly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Proclaim Remote

Control your church presentations remotely from your mobile device. View notes, control media, and present directly to a screen. This app enhances the Proclaim by Logos presentation software experience for leaders and presenters.

Highlights
  • Control On-Air presentations
  • View presenter notes
  • Preview presentations
  • Play/pause video service items
  • Present from mobile device
  • Follow along with presentations
Features
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This remote app is the perfect compliment to Proclaim by Logos. It gives worship leaders, preachers, teachers, and other presenters even more access to the cutting edge features of Proclaim. Use the remote with your Proclaim desktop app to: Control or follow along with On-Air presentations View your notes as you present Preview presentations Play and pause video service items Present straight from your mobile device to your TV or projector via Airplay/Chromecast And more More about Proclaim by Logos Proclaim is the first cloud-based church presentation software, bringing true collaboration to your ministry team: Access your presentation from any device with an internet connection Send signals to people who use the Faithlife Study Bible app and Logos’ Bible app Broadcast messages containing Bible verses, events, and even donation requests Plus, anyone with this app can follow along with On-Air presentations, seeing nearly everything that appears on the projection screen. This remote is exclusively for use with Proclaim by Logos and works in conjunction with both the Mac and Windows apps.

About

Sermon.ly

This app streamlines the sermon creation process for pastors. It offers a clean interface for researching, planning, writing, and delivering sermons, helping users organize their work and connect with other preachers.

Highlights
  • Sermon research and planning
  • Minimalist writing interface
  • Organized sermon storage
  • Connect with other preachers
  • Easy sermon delivery
Features
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We reinvented sermon writing from the ground up: creating a new way to research, plan, write, and deliver your sermons.

Sermonly is an all-in-one sermon writing tool for pastors who love to preach: We are revolutionizing the way sermons are being written. With Sermonly, you can focus on writing your best sermon. All from a neat, minimal space. --- The best sermon writing experience – ever.
Writing a sermon is hard but the software you use to write it in shouldn't be. We've created Sermonly to be a breeze to use because it was designed for writing sermons. --- Easily Organize and Store Your Sermons
Let's keep sermons organized and easy to access. No more losing Word files or trying to hunt through Dropbox to find your sermon. --- Social is at the core We want to connect 1,000s of preachers together. So, you can write better sermons together.

Screenshots

Proclaim Remote4 screens
Sermon.ly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Proclaim Remote at 2.8 against Sermon.ly's 2.0. Proclaim Remote also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and ratings volume (68 vs 4). Sermon.ly's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Proclaim Remote holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proclaim Remote has 68 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Proclaim Remote's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sermon.ly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Proclaim Remote ships an update every 3 months, Sermon.ly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Proclaim Remote versus Sermon.ly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProclaim RemoteSermon.ly
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (68 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaithlife CorporationYour Giving, Inc.

Customer experience

Proclaim Remote

All ratings68 ratings
Positive29.4%
Neutral27.9%
Negative42.6%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral24.7%
Negative48.1%

Sermon.ly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Proclaim Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Sermon.ly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Proclaim Remote free?
Proclaim Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sermon.ly free?
Sermon.ly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Proclaim Remote or Sermon.ly?
Proclaim Remote is rated higher. Proclaim Remote averages 2.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Sermon.ly averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Proclaim Remote or Sermon.ly have ads?
Neither Proclaim Remote nor Sermon.ly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Proclaim Remote or Sermon.ly?
Proclaim Remote ships an update every 3 months, and Sermon.ly every 2 months. Most recently, Proclaim Remote was updated on August 15, 2026 and Sermon.ly on September 17, 2026.

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